Photo Gallery: Dubai unveils glossy new airport concourse

Kamran Jebreili, The Associated Press02.13.2013

Emirates cabin attendants prepare the inside an Airbus A380 aircraft for a flight at the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.

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The first class section of an Emirates airlines Airbus A380 is ready for boarding at the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

The business class section of an Emirates airlines Airbus A380 is ready for boarding at the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

An Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft is being serviced and another taxis to a runway as seen through a window of the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

A worker cleans a window at the new Concourse A of the Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

Emirates Airlines planes wait for passengers at the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

Passengers walk in the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

An Emirati technician works at the Emirates Network Control Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

Passengers shop in the duty-free shop of the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

An aircraft departure board shows Emirates airlines' schedule at the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

Workers clean the exterior of the new Concourse A at Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

Passengers wait to board an Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft parked at the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press

Passengers wait to board an Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft at the new Concourse A of Dubai airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations.Kamran Jebreili
/ The Associated Press